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Video: Three Weeks of Pristine Climbing in Greenland (in three minutes)

Mountain Hardwear sent its climbers to Greenland for three weeks of uninterrupted climbing bliss. Warning: The video will result in a need to experience the great outdoors immediately.
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Up and Down the World's Highest Mountain in 36 Hours (that's the goal)

Seattle-based climber Chad Kellogg has a speed ascent of Mount Everest in his sights. He's on the mountain now, with a planned summit on May 22. This post outlines some of his strategy and his gear.
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'I Solemnly swear not to throw rocks and stab people on Mount Everest...'

There's an all-time weirdness high on Mount Everest this week. This handwritten "armistice" document is a peace treaty of sorts between the embattled Sherpa guides and the Western climbers who made them mad.
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Fist Fight on Mount Everest? Bizarre story out of Nepal this weekend

It looked like a gag post. "Three foreigners thrashed at Everest base camp." That's the headline on a Himalayan Times story from this weekend.
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Video: 'Climber Beth Rodden is Back'

Beth Rodden is a household name to any rock climber. This video highlights her comeback from an injury that has put her on the sidelines of the sport since 2009.
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Friday Photo: Beard Insulation on Ice Climb

"With 60mph gusts pushing the wind chill well below zero and a mixture of snow and graupel falling at such a rate that, at times, it was hard to see more than a few meters, Pinnacle was the perfect introduction to the sport..."
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100 Glowsticks and a Vertical Cliff make for crazy climbing scene

This photographer coaxed his friends into wearing glowsticks and climbing at night. His camera soaked in long exposures (three to five minutes) to capture the trippy scene.
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Winners of Caption Contest draw on 'Crack' jokes, Parachute references

Last month, we challenged readers to submit a caption to the photo at right. In the end, these five captions (out of hundreds submitted) stood out as the best.
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Climber makes couch out of old rope (and 9 other odd uses)

A couch, a beer koozie, a ladder, a dog leash... and much more. This month the Access Fund asked its members to submit photos of creative uses for old climbing ropes.
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Climb a peak, Paraglide off summit. And repeat

This just-released video highlights speed alpinist Ueli Steck conquering three peaks in the Alps in a single day. A paraglider is key to accomplishing the feat.
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